Monday, 9 April 2012

Ynyslas yesterday

At the turn again yesterday, joined after a while by Red Liford and Janet Baxter. Lots of manx shearwaters in the bay (around 700) with gannets and lots of auks. Highlights were the first winter and adult little gulls, 5 red-throated divers and 70sandwich terns. Red went on to the northern point at Ynyslas and saw 700 golden plover, many in full summer plumage, and a first winter Iceland gull. Much quieter at Borth late afternoon with a few kittiwakes and the adult little gull the highlights.